Oh well, the idea was great and so was the execution. At least until I put on a coat of top coat, which made a mess. I hate when that happens. And that always happens with Konad Special polishes. I think it’s time, to get that Konad top coat. Does it really help? Do you have any experience with it?

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i have konad top coat and i havent use it.. LOL :haha: hmmm… i’ll try to use it and let u know if it will lessen the smudging of the design… im using seche and i like it….i think correct brush stroke will really lessen the smudging of the SP… merry xmas Maja!!! :wub:

I use L.A. Colors Nail Art Deco Lacquers quite often for stamping in lieu of Konad special polishes. Best part is that I can find them at a local dollar store and swap meet for a dollar a bottle as well! You can go to their site and local retail locations will be mailed to you if you provide necessary data. :biggrin:http://www.lacolors.com/retailLocations.php

I don’t konad that much but my experience is that you shouldn’t brush that much over the konadicure when you put you top coat over it. I think one, max. 2 brushstrokes over the special polish. That way it doesn’t bleed that much

The ladybugs are cute! I’m not a huge fan of the special polishes either. I’ve let them dry fr 10-15 minutes and they still smear when I add top coat. I’ve used Seche, Out The Door and Zoya Armor with it and same result each time. Grr.

I use the Konad topcoat every time I stamp. It will pretty much stop smearing. It’s great for securing rhinestones too! I use either CND Air Dry or Diamont over top of that since the Konad topcoat doesn’t self-level.

the manicure is still super cute:) I also recommend konad special top coat, or you use your regular top coat after a while, when the image is really well dried, but you have to use it quite a lot, so you don’t touch the image with the brush:=)

Thank you for your advice, unsu! I waited for at least 10 minutes before putting the top coat on. Maybe/Probably I just didn’t have enough polish on my brush… But I guess Essence top coat also isn’t jelly enough… I try not to touch the images with the bristles but if the polish isn’t jelly, that’s a bit difficult. Oh well.. I really need Konad top coat, don’t I? LOL

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